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<H1 id="MPI_Type_create_darray">MPI_Type_create_darray</H1>
Create a datatype representing a distributed array 
<H2>Synopsis</H2>
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int MPI_Type_create_darray(int size, int rank, int ndims,
                           const int array_of_gsizes[],
                           const int array_of_distribs[],
                           const int array_of_dargs[],
                           const int array_of_psizes[], int order,
                           MPI_Datatype oldtype, MPI_Datatype *newtype)
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int MPI_Type_create_darray_c(int size, int rank, int ndims,
                             const MPI_Count array_of_gsizes[],
                             const int array_of_distribs[],
                             const int array_of_dargs[],
                             const int array_of_psizes[], int order,
                             MPI_Datatype oldtype, MPI_Datatype *newtype)
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<H2>Input Parameters</H2>
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<DT><B>size </B> <DD> size of process group (positive integer)

<DT><B>rank </B> <DD> rank in process group (non-negative integer)

<DT><B>ndims </B> <DD> number of array dimensions as well as process grid dimensions (positive integer)

<DT><B>array_of_gsizes </B> <DD> number of elements of type oldtype in each dimension of global array (positive integer)

<DT><B>array_of_distribs </B> <DD> distribution of array in each dimension (state)

<DT><B>array_of_dargs </B> <DD> distribution argument in each dimension (positive integer)

<DT><B>array_of_psizes </B> <DD> size of process grid in each dimension (positive integer)

<DT><B>order </B> <DD> array storage order flag (state)

<DT><B>oldtype </B> <DD> old datatype (handle)
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<H2>Output Parameters</H2>
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<DT><B>newtype </B> <DD> new datatype (handle)
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<H2>Thread and Interrupt Safety</H2>
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This routine is thread-safe.  This means that this routine may be
safely used by multiple threads without the need for any user-provided
thread locks.  However, the routine is not interrupt safe.  Typically,
this is due to the use of memory allocation routines such as <tt>malloc
</tt>or other non-MPICH runtime routines that are themselves not interrupt-safe.
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<H2>Notes for Fortran</H2>
All MPI routines in Fortran (except for <tt>MPI_WTIME</tt> and <tt>MPI_WTICK</tt>) have
an additional argument <tt>ierr</tt> at the end of the argument list.  <tt>ierr
</tt>is an integer and has the same meaning as the return value of the routine
in C.  In Fortran, MPI routines are subroutines, and are invoked with the
<tt>call</tt> statement.
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All MPI objects (e.g., <tt>MPI_Datatype</tt>, <tt>MPI_Comm</tt>) are of type <tt>INTEGER
</tt>in Fortran.
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<H2>Errors</H2>
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All MPI routines (except <tt>MPI_Wtime</tt> and <tt>MPI_Wtick</tt>) return an error value;
C routines as the value of the function and Fortran routines in the last
argument.  Before the value is returned, the current MPI error handler is
called.  By default, this error handler aborts the MPI job.  The error handler
may be changed with <tt>MPI_Comm_set_errhandler</tt> (for communicators),
<tt>MPI_File_set_errhandler</tt> (for files), and <tt>MPI_Win_set_errhandler</tt> (for
RMA windows).  The MPI-1 routine <tt>MPI_Errhandler_set</tt> may be used but
its use is deprecated.  The predefined error handler
<tt>MPI_ERRORS_RETURN</tt> may be used to cause error values to be returned.
Note that MPI does <em>not</em> guarantee that an MPI program can continue past
an error; however, MPI implementations will attempt to continue whenever
possible.
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<DT><B>MPI_SUCCESS </B> <DD> No error; MPI routine completed successfully.
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<DT><B>MPI_ERR_ARG </B> <DD> Invalid argument.  Some argument is invalid and is not
identified by a specific error class (e.g., <tt>MPI_ERR_RANK</tt>).
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<DT><B>MPI_ERR_TYPE </B> <DD> Invalid datatype argument.  Additionally, this error can
occur if an uncommitted MPI_Datatype (see <tt>MPI_Type_commit</tt>) is used
in a communication call.
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<DT><B>MPI_ERR_OTHER </B> <DD> Other error; use <tt>MPI_Error_string</tt> to get more information
about this error code. 
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